Monthly Archives: September 2015

Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: “Lapis Judaicus” from the Middle Jurassic of southern Israel

Mark Wilson September 25, 2015 12:56 am

Paul Taylor (Natural History Museum, London) is, along with his other talents, an expert on the folklore of fossils. His accounts of how fossils have been used and imagined in the past are fascinating, especially to paleontologists who work with … Continue reading →

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Team Yorkshire gets all geochemical

Mark Wilson September 20, 2015 6:00 pm

BRYN MAWR, PENNSYLVANIA–When we last saw Mae Kemsley (’16) and Meredith Mann (’16) in this blog, they were celebrating the end of their Senior Independent Study summer fieldwork on the coast of North Yorkshire, England. This weekend the three of … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: calcareous sponges from the Middle Jurassic of southern Israel

Mark Wilson September 18, 2015 12:16 am

This post is in honor of Yael Leshno, a graduate student at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem who is beginning her dissertation on the Middle Jurassic marine fossils of Israel. I’m proud to be on her committee. She will have … Continue reading →

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ICP-MS OSU Adventure

mpollock September 14, 2015 8:47 pm

[Guest bloggers: Mary Reinthal and Chloe Wallace] In five days, three Wooster geologists prepped and analyzed over 50 samples, ate tons of food, and learned a lot of science. Okay, maybe not tons of food, but we did eat a … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A starry bryozoan from the Upper Ordovician of southern Ohio

Mark Wilson September 11, 2015 12:01 am

At this time of the year I pick out one interesting specimen from the fossils my Invertebrate Paleontology class collected on their first field trip into the Upper Ordovician of southern Ohio. They did so well this week that I … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologist in New Zealand

Mark Wilson September 7, 2015 7:54 pm

Many of our students enjoy a semester or year abroad during their college time. Andrew Wayrynen ’17 is right now in New Zealand, one of the favorite destinations of Wooster geologists. He has generously shared some of his recent geological … Continue reading →

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Wooster Paleontologists return to Caesar Creek Lake

Mark Wilson September 6, 2015 8:28 pm

Ohio is a wonderful place for paleontologists. One of the reasons is the thick, productive set of Upper Ordovician rocks that are exposed in the southwest of the state in and around Cincinnati. It is an easy drive south from … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists begin a new academic year

Mark Wilson September 5, 2015 2:54 pm

The Wooster Geology Department has started the 2015-2016 school year during beautiful late summer weather. Above is the traditional first-of-the-year image of the Geology Club. Everybody is happy to be a geologist. Here are 12 of our senior geology majors … Continue reading →

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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A mystery fossil for my Invertebrate Paleontology students

Mark Wilson September 4, 2015 12:07 am

At the beginning of my Invertebrate Paleontology course I give each student a fossil to identify by whatever means necessary. I challenge them to take it down to the species level, and tell me its age and likely place of … Continue reading →

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